ALLENTOWN, Pa. – Summer weather is here early.
“It’s been such a long winter. It’s just nice to have a little break,” said Rosanne Venditto.
Venditto and Jeanette Malik are taking advantage of it at Trexler Park in Allentown.
“We love to walk and we love the nicer weather, so we’re enjoying this immensely,” said Malik.
Jamie McFadden said he wishes it was just a little bit cooler.
“Just dressing light and trying to stay in the shade,” said McFadden.
A couple doctors we spoke with said to be mindful if you are out in unseasonably warm temps, like these.
“It can actually impact people a lot more than they think it would. That’s because this early in the season, people aren’t really prepared for this,” said Patient First Dr. Heather Osher.
Dr. Osher said during this warmer than usual weather, our bodies are not cooling down how they are supposed to.
“It usually takes about two weeks of temperatures at higher levels for the body to actually get used to it,” said Dr. Osher.
Jefferson Health Dr. Michael Singer said to move to a cool environment, if you notice symptoms, like feeling weak, lightheaded, dizzy and nauseous.
“Either shade or an air-conditioned environment. Drink water and try to minimize physical exertion and rest and let your body temperature regulate itself,” said Dr. Singer.
He said it can be good to adjust routines too.
“If you’re someone who goes for an afternoon run at noon or at 3 p.m., sometimes moving that to the morning or evening if you know that the temperature is going to be very high can be helpful,” said Dr. Singer.
Doctors said elderly patients, people on certain medications and infants are some groups of people who could be more at risk for heat-related emergencies.